2016 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Utilization of Metallurgy in Nuclear Applications

Application of metallurgy principals to nuclear applications with particular focus on high temperature applications including electro-refining operations.

Chair

Co-Chair

Michael Simpson, University of Utah

Presentations

12:30 PM

(559a) Examples of the Application of Redox Control for Pyroprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel in Molten LiCl-KCl
Michael Simpson

12:55 PM

(559b) The Reaction Rate of Uranium-Aluminum Alloys in Boiling Caustic Solutions
Mark Swientoniewski, W.P. Huxtable, Brian R. Fant

01:20 PM

(559c) Anode Material Studies for Electrowinning Li2O in Molten LiCl
Michael Simpson, Mario Gonzalez

01:45 PM

(559d) Route to Separation of Actinide Metals from Rare Earth Metals Via Conversion to Chlorides
Parker Okabe, Devin Rappleye, Michael Simpson

02:10 PM

(559e) A High-Throughput Investigation of Fe-Cr-Al As a Novel High-Temperature Coating for Nuclear Cladding Applications
Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Randy Fang, Jonathan Kenneth Bunn, Mark Albing, Apurva Mehta, Matthew J Kramer, Matthew Besser

02:35 PM

(559f) Development of a Rotating Cylinder Electrode for Electroanalytical Measurements in a Used Nuclear Fuel Electrorefiner
Devin Rappleye, Michael Simpson